In the past, immune cells were all simply known as white blood cells. Nowadays, we know that there are T cells, B lymphocytes ...

A new review maps how inorganic nanoparticles, polymers, DNA nanostructures, and cell-derived vesicles are being engineered ...

A team at the Medical University of South Carolina and Cincinnati Children's has developed a sophisticated model for studying the diseased colon that could lead to the development of personalized ...

I want to age youthfully and healthily”—this is a wish everyone shares. In recent years, one of the most closely watched ...

Antibodies are best known for their ability to latch onto and neutralize bacteria, viruses and other pathogens. But these immune proteins can do more than that: They also activate other components of ...

A new organoid model built with human lung fragments may help us answer key questions about one of the body's first lines of ...

A new Nature Aging study from Mass General Brigham shows that male and female immune systems age differently, with earlier loss of naive CD8 T cells and lymph node contraction in males compromising ...

Cigarette smoking is prevalent worldwide and causes numerous diseases, yet our understanding of how cigarette smoke (CS) causes serious respiratory illnesses is incomplete, and has held back the ...

Discover how regular exercise supercharges your immune system at a cellular level. Learn how physical activity mobilizes ...

The human body operates like a finely tuned orchestra, with each system playing its part in perfect harmony. However, sometimes this delicate balance breaks down in ways that can leave people ...